F*ck off punk

[Mr Pig]

I'm thinking of people like Kate Bush and Morrissey.

Who is not a tosser? ;0) To clarify, I love The smiths.

Genesis crossed over to the pop mainstream.

Eventually. Not in the seventies though, which is what we were talking about.

what is (virtually*) unique about Motown hit singles from their first hit to 1978?

Got me. I'm intrigued though.

 

[02GF74]

'Tight' to me doesn't need to encompass ability or musical virtuoso. For me, it's about sounding like a well oiled machine (which most of punk was not!). The Sex Pistols (and The Stranglers for that matter) were practised. Listen to 'Never Mind the Bollocks' and disregard the lyrics and lyrical sneer - that's a damned tight rock and roll band you're listening to!

the stranglers were competatn musicians having played the pubs circuit for quite a few years until they found their place in punk - which explains why they were a lot older than most of the punk bands.

Listen to Never Mind the Bollocks, as ^^^ says, it is very well played and competant; a lot of t he music at the time was pick up a guitar, make a noise and snarl which is definitely not applicable to these 2 bands.

What was that famous gig poster? The Buzzcocks can play 3 chords, the Damned can play 2 - come and listen to all 5 at blah blah...

 

[dellzeqq]

Except it isn't though, obviously.

I challenge anyone to point me in the direction of an "interesting" seventies rock band.

King Crimson. You might not like them, but certainly can't accuse them of being uninteresting.

 

[accountantpete]

King Crimson. You might not like them, but certainly can't accuse them of being uninteresting.

I Talk To The Wind was one of theirs!